Women given free cycling shorts to prevent upskirting on Oktoberfest amusement ride
The ride’s operator has given out more than 100 pairs of shorts to women and girls wearing dresses. Photograph: Anna Szilágyi/EPAView image in fullscreenThe ride’s operator has given out more than 100 pairs of shorts to women and girls wearing dresses. It is punishable by a fine or up to two years in prison.
- ▪The ride’s operator has given out more than 100 pairs of shorts to women and girls wearing dresses.
- ▪Photograph: Anna Szilágyi/EPAView image in fullscreenThe ride’s operator has given out more than 100 pairs of shorts to women and girls wearing dresses.
- ▪It is punishable by a fine or up to two years in prison.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 15 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Women given shorts at Oktoberfest to prevent upskirting — BBC News — World
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| Publication time | Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:10:23 GMT |
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The ride’s operator has given out more than 100 pairs of shorts to women and girls wearing dresses. Photograph: Anna Szilágyi/EPAView image in fullscreenThe ride’s operator has given out more than 100 pairs of shorts to women and girls wearing dresses. Photograph: Anna Szilágyi/EPAGermanyWomen given free cycling shorts to prevent upskirting on Oktoberfest amusement rideInvestigation revealed thousands of voyeuristic videos taken on Munich beer festival’s Teufelsrad or Devil’s WheelJessie WilliamsSat 3 Oct 2026 11.10 EDTLast modified on Sat 3 Oct 2026 11.12 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWomen have been given free cycling shorts to prevent upskirting on a famous amusement ride at the Oktoberfest in Munich, after an investigation revealed tens of thousands of voyeuristic videos…
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